Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Community Herne Bay, Kent
Clarence Road, Herne Bay, Kent - 01227 375095 - Parish Priest: Fr Mark White CP (mwhite8684@aol.com); Assistant Priest: Fr Patrick CP (743727); Deacons James Foley (366841) & Barry Walker (368685) - website: www.ourladyhernebay.co.uk
Christ the King (Year B) 21/22 NOVEMBER 2015
Entrance Antiphon How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To him belong glory and power for ever and ever. National Youth Sunday 2015 In England and Wales, the Feast of Christ the King, 22 November, each year is dedicated to welcoming, involving and empowering young Catholics. At a time in their lives when so many things demand to be ‘king’ of their hearts, we make the most of this feast day in our efforts to introduce them to Jesus Christ, our King. In his address to young people on Palm Sunday this year, Pope Francis focused on the beatitude ‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.’ (Matthew 5:7). This year the theme for National Youth Sunday combines this Beatitude with the celebration of Christ the King as we are invited to make Jesus our ‘King of Hearts’. The resources produced provoke reflection, conversation and prayer around the question ‘who, or what, rules my heart? This, of course, is a question of each of us, no matter our stage in life. Happy Birthday - Dei Verbum! On Wednesday (18 November) the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s document on Scripture in the life of the church passed by almost unnoticed. Dei Verbum has had a profound impact on the life of the church in terms of liturgy and widespread use of the Bible. Let us pray that its message: ‘that by hearing the messages of salvation the whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love’ will come to pass.